The Price of Evil?

"I'm disgusted! Wasn't it agreed that their respawn time would be slightly shortened? Since when is shortening it by two minutes considered 'slightly'?!"

"This is double the happiness!"

Are you happy?

"I am very happy!"

Happiness is an easy thing...

"Damn it, two of them have gone mad!"

"Hahahaha!"

"Let's call it a day for now. Let's finish making the equipment first. As for the maca... we'll work on those three things later!"

In the Future, the group was still unable to withstand the "Maka Baka" baptism. They were wiped out sixteen times, and they couldn't even reduce Bai Tianyu's health to 50%. In the end, they had no choice but to give up.

Fortunately, everyone had a good attitude, otherwise the two of them might have really gone crazy.

After the Giant Centipede fell, it dropped a Perfect strength-type set on everyone, which was then given to Miracle.

The drop rate for Perfect sets has decreased significantly, but they still decided to have one person equip them first.

As for Bai Tianyu, they need to think of another way. Actually, the current problem is not Bai Tianyu and his Spider Robot, but three other things whose names they don't want to mention.

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After the team disbanded, Old Wang and the others went to the Quartermaster's office to prepare for the Repeatable Tasks.

Then they saw Wang Xinghe and his group, and accepted the same Repeatable Tasks as them.

The Star River is still the Star River; they still activated the Military Rank System, and Old Wang's lead decreased by one item.

"Thousand King Gambler! You're here to take on a quest too? Why aren't you clearing the Instance Dungeon?" Wang Xinghe asked first when he saw Old Wang and his group.

"President Star River is too kind. Just call me Xiao Wang. You didn't even go, did you?" Sometimes, it's necessary to be polite and courteous.

"We can't do it, we're too weak, we've already given up!" Wang Xinghe said.

"What a coincidence, it's us too!"

The two. "..."

Do you think I believe it or not?

Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly awkward, Lin Qimeng stepped forward, pulled Old Wang away, accepted the task, and left.

"He's now Military Rank Major, which puts him far ahead of us Sergeant First Class."

"I wonder if we'll be able to gain his ability to command NPCs when we reach the Major." Wang Xinghe and the others glanced at Wang Qianduo from afar on their way out.

"Impossible! He relied on more than just his official title. The simplest proof is that none of his teammates have that kind of ability!" Light of the Galaxy retorted, putting down Wang Xinghe.

"That's true. If anyone could command NPCs, wouldn't the game fall into chaos?"

"That's nothing really. What I'm more worried about right now is the first kill. Yesterday someone recorded Miracle saying 'Goodnight Maka Baka' to his old teammate Sword and Rose."

Judging from today's update, this name clearly indicates an elite monster before the final boss.

"This proves they reached the final boss yesterday, which is way ahead of us!" Light of the Galaxy.

"Don't worry about that. What we need to do now is upgrade our equipment as quickly as possible, and then we can deal with the Giant Centipede later."

"His abnormal skill makes navigating Giant Centipede too easy," Wang Xinghe.

While Star River was discussing Old Wang, Wang Qianduo and the others were also discussing something.

"What's most impressive about the Star River is that they excel in everything. It's terrifying that this guild has no weaknesses," said Sword of Miracles.

What about us?

"With Old Wang as our sharpest weapon, we're still the number one guild in the game!"

"Then what?"

"And then what?"

"So that's all we have!"

"We still have a long way to go!" Sword of Miracles said with some emotion.

Old Wang doesn't care how long the road is; he just wants to stay in the lead.

After everyone finished their tasks and used up their fatigue points, he arrived at Fairy City alone.

He wanted to go back to the Dark Night Bar to find out if there was any way to deal with a boss like the three bastards.

However, since he wasn't in a hurry, he chose to walk.

After passing through a small alley, he quickly turned back.

He saw a woman sitting on the steps in the alley, with a large white exclamation mark above her head.

This is a Normal task, the most frequent type in the game. It basically involves running errands and receiving some insignificant rewards.

Wang Qianduo was genuinely driven to the brink of collapse by those three things, and he didn't want to face them again anytime soon.

So he thought for a moment and walked into the alley.

"Hello, how can I help you?" Wang Qianduo started with a classic mission-accepting line.

"Can you really help me?" the woman asked Wang Qianduo.

Her eyes were filled with despair, utterly empty. But perhaps because she had taken Wang Qianduo's words to heart, a tiny glimmer of hope flickered in her vacant gaze.

Her gaze pierced Old Wang deeply, so he said, "Of course!"

Upon hearing this, she began to tell her story, a very simple one.

Her name is Vina, and she is a cleaner in the mansion of a wealthy merchant Mark in Fairy City.

She accidentally broke Mark's favorite vase while cleaning today, and hid here because she was scared.

In Fairy City, human lives are sometimes less valuable than decorative vases.

"Do you know how to fix vases?" the cleaner asked cautiously.

"May I take a look first?" Wang Qianduo asked.

"Here you go!"

She carefully handed the broken vase to Old Wang, Old Wang took it and examined it closely before saying:

"I don't know how to fix vases, but I have one just like this; you can take it back!"

She had already given up hope when she heard that Old Wang couldn't fix it, but when she saw Old Wang take out an almost identical vase, she looked at Old Wang in disbelief.

"Sir... this..."

"Take this back and report. Don't worry, no one will notice!"

"Thank you so much! I... I really don't know how to repay you. This is something passed down from my ancestors, my most precious possession. Please accept it!"

After receiving the vase from Old Wang, the woman spoke to Old Wang with great excitement. Then, she handed Old Wang a ram's head pendant and left with the vase.

"System notification: You have completed the task, 'The Woman’s Troubles,' and gained 500 experience points."

To be honest, Old Wang suffered a huge loss from that mission. He only gained a Fine Grade pendant, a Fine Grade piece of broken porcelain, and 500 experience points.

But what he gave up was a Legendary item that could transform into any decorative replica.

Old Wang used it to transform this broken porcelain piece into a replica.

This can't even be called a fake anymore. If it's Legendary Fine-Grade, can it still be considered a fake? It should be an upgraded product! That wealthy businessman named Mark definitely made a fortune.

But perhaps it was the sting of that look, or perhaps he was just a soft-hearted person, or perhaps he didn't even know if what he was doing was right or wrong, but he just wanted to do it.

Thinking of this, Old Wang nodded, then picked up the broken porcelain from the ground, and, while playing with the ram's head ornament in his hand, headed back to the Night Wharf.

Neither Yuan Wuji nor Scarface were there; this time, only Alan greeted him.

"Are they really not here?" Old Wang looked at Alan with a suspicious gaze, making Alan almost cry.

"If I really weren't here, would I dare lie to you?"

"Alright! Do you have any information about the weaknesses of these three things?"

Gathering intelligence doesn't necessarily require finding Scarface; Alan still has some authority over certain matters.

"I'll have someone investigate right away!"

This time, Dark Night disappointed Old Wang. They had no information about those three bastards; they didn't even know that Bai Tianyu had three bastards under his command.

Come to think of it, these three must be his signature moves; if people knew about them so easily, it would be disastrous.

Just as Old Wang was about to leave in disappointment because he hadn't obtained any information, he suddenly saw the Virtual World summoning tattoo on his wrist flashing.

Upon seeing this, he immediately opened it, and a system notification appeared before him.

"System notification: You have triggered a hidden quest series, [The Price of Evil]. Do you accept? Rejection will result in severe consequences!"

Old Wang: "???"

Why did I get sick? What happened? What did I do?

Although Old Wang didn't know what had happened, he still decided to take on the task.

It's not just about being afraid of serious consequences; the main reason is why I'm not accepting the Hidden Quest.

After he accepted the task, the system prompt in front of him changed to a task summary, and after seeing this, he finally understood the cause and effect.

Task Brief:

You, in your wickedness, used the pretense of helping a lady repair porcelain to keep the fragments for yourself, but little did you know that an ancient Evil Spirit was sealed within the porcelain.

Because the porcelain is broken, Evil Spirit is about to be born, which will bring you unimaginable disaster.

Fortunately, the person who sealed the Evil Spirit back then left a contingency plan. With the help of the sealed spirit, the Evil Spirit can be resealed.

The Price of Evil 1

Find a quiet place and summon the sealed spirit by placing the broken vase on a flat surface and chanting the incantation, "Peaceful Spring Bamboo, Peaceful One Branch of Great Spring Bamboo!"

Quest requirement: Summon the Sealed Spirit

Reward: None

Number of participants limited to 1

Penalty for failure: You will be haunted by Evil Spirit, Lucky will be permanently reduced by 100 points.

Countdown: 9 minutes and 59 seconds

Wang Qianduo: "..."

"Damn it! You're an idiot, and your whole family are!"

After reading all this, Wang Qianduo really felt guilty for taking on this stupid task.

Now it's all set up!

Should he do this stupid task or not? If he doesn't, losing 100 Lucky is no joke; if he does, he really can't bring himself to recite this stupid incantation.

Time passed little by little, and Old Wang eventually succumbed to reality.

He asked Alan to find him a quiet room, placed the broken vase on the table, and muttered under his breath:

"I cherish the spring bamboo, I cherish a large spring bamboo!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of light and a gust of wind erupted from the broken porcelain, and a somewhat familiar Blue Fatty appeared out of thin air.

"So you, you bad boy, want to take the broken seal for yourself?" The Blue Fatty appeared and looked at Wang Qianduo with disdain.

But Old Wang didn't answer his question. He stared blankly at the Blue Fatty in front of him, and said in a tone of disbelief:

"Doraemon?! Doraemon?!"